HB 3700 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the prevention, detection, and investigation of fraud, waste, and abuse in programs administered by the Texas Workforce Commission or by the commission's contractors or grantees.

HB 3700 requires the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) to establish procedures, detection systems, and reporting mechanisms to prevent, detect, and investigate fraud, waste, and abuse in programs it administers, contracts out, or funds through grants. The bill mandates the TWC to create a public website for reporting and allow anonymous reports from employees, and to submit an annual report to the legislature by September 1 each year detailing received reports, investigation findings, and actions taken. It also prohibits the TWC from retaliating against employees who report in good faith. The law takes effect September 1, 2025, with the first report due September 1, 2026.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Signed May 29, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Enrolled · 4 edits · May 29, 2025
MODERATE
The bill text was reformatted from an Engrossed version to an Enrolled version, which is the final version signed into law. The substantive policy content regarding fraud prevention, detection, and investigation procedures for the Texas Workforce Commission remains unchanged. The main differences are formatting adjustments, removal of draft annotations, and addition of official certification signatures.
TECHNICAL

Removed draft annotations and formatting markers (like 'AA' and line numbers) that were present in the Engrossed version

Added official certification signatures for the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and Governor

Added certification statements confirming the bill was passed by the House on April 23, 2025, and the Senate on May 19, 2025

Changed header information from draft bill identification to official enrolled bill designation

Floor votes · House Apr 22, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
55
Key actions
19
Committee
12
Amendments
3
May 29, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Economic Development
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
lower
Apr 22, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (145-0-2)
house
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors